Beijing time on August 30, the third round of the men's basketball World Cup group stage continues, let's take a look at the latest standings, the main information is as follows: China lost 89-107 to Puerto Rico and suffered three consecutive defeats, failed to qualify for the group, tomorrow to participate in the qualifying round, the opponent is Angola and the Philippines in Group A, and Serbia in the same group beat South Sudan 115-83 to win the first place. Slovenia beat Cape Verde 92-77 to qualify for three consecutive matches, while Brazil beat Côte d'Ivoire 89-77 to grab a qualifying spot.
The latest standings for the men's basketball World Cup
The Chinese team lost the first two rounds, losing to Serbia and South Sudan respectively, and there was a theoretical chance to qualify against Puerto Rico, but it was necessary to win the opponent by a big score, so the probability of such a victory was minimal, that is, the Chinese team had actually been eliminated in advance. Today against Puerto Rico, the Chinese team played tougher, every player on the court was very hard, but also showed their own characteristics, the third quarter even bombarded a single quarter with 32 points and a net win of 6 points, helpless talent gap is obvious, and finally lost 89-107, suffering three consecutive losses.
China lost three in a row
To be fair, the fighting spirit and spirit of the Chinese team in this game have improved, especially in the third quarter chasing stage, the Chinese team played consecutive matches to make Chairman Yao, who was sitting in the audience, cheer. Zhao Rui shot 4 of 9 and 7 of 8 free throws to hand over a team-high 16 points, Zhao Jiwei rebounded and hit 4 three-pointers, contributing a total of 14 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists; Fu Hao came off the bench to score 11 points and 4 rebounds on 5-of-9 shooting, and Hu Mingxuan hit consecutive three-pointers in the final moments to raise his score to 12 points.
Qiao Shuai couldn't help it
Zhou Qi did not get too many opportunities on the offensive end, only 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks on 3-of-5 shooting, Wang Zhelin was the player who was complained about the most in this game, only 2 of 6 shots, only 4 points of 0 of 2 free throws, 5 rebounds + 3 turnovers, and the plus-minus value on the court was -20, the lowest in the team. Zhang Zhenlin only played 13 minutes and scored 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting. The Chinese team cannot be discouraged, tomorrow is a back-to-back match, and they must fight Angola.
Slovenia qualified for three consecutive wins
Serbia beat South Sudan 115-83 in the same group, winning three in a row, and they will join Puerto Rico to qualify. Slovenia in Group F defeated Cape Verde 92-77 under Doncic's leadership, won three consecutive wins, and advanced as the first place, Doncic did not feel good in this game, shooting only 5 of 17 and 1 of 8 three-pointers, but still handed over 19 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Brazil in Group G won their second game in the group stage with an 89-77 victory over Ivory Coast, advancing to the round of 16, with Yago Santos contributing 24 points and 12 assists on 8-of-11 shooting and 6-of-7 three-pointers, while Suarez had 15 points and six rebounds.